“If your State of anchorage becomes intolerable, don’t waste energy in extended public criticism or conflict; apply your free market principles by setting sail for sunnier waters.” -Rayo In this miniseries, the majority of the focus has been on strategically relocating to places on land, whether within the tax farm…
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“How can you realize the most personal freedom right now? Become internationally mobile. Stop being a ‘captive audience’ for the real life black comedies of a particular gang of clowns-turned-goons and begin making real market choices between states.” -Rayo As has been expressed many times on The Vonu Podcast, mobility…
Recently, I received a physical copy of VONULIFE, March 1973 and have been in the process of digitizing this 80,000+ word publication. As expected, it’s taking some time, but I figured I’d drop you another sneak peek. This is another BRAND NEW article (to “us”) by Rayo and I find…
Rayo and others like him were often scolded by major figures within libertarianism, such as Samuel Edward Konkin III (SEK3) and Murray Rothbard. The former called vonuans “anarcho-zionists,” or, in other words, individuals seeking out the promise land of liberty; the latter called vonuans “retreatists”, meaning that they weren’t willing…
This past week, I received an original copy of VONULIFE, March 1973. It is an 80,000+ word issue of the publication and is full of new articles by Rayo. It also provides “us” with an actual idea of the discussions that were had in it. I’ve been hyping this for…
On this episode of The Vonu Podcast, Shane and Kyle conclude their miniseries on what Rayo called Local Areas of Liberty. They recap ethical enclaves, free isles/free ports, local congregations, and intentional communities, order them based off their subjective preferences, and more. Please enjoy and share!
An intentional community can be defined as, “…a group of people who have chosen to live together with a common purpose, working cooperatively to create a lifestyle that reflects their shared core values. The people may live together on a piece of rural land, in a suburban home, or in…
As one solution in becoming more invulnerable to coercion, Rayo proposed the founding of free isles/free ports, or new libertarian nations on floating platforms or uninhabited islands. Last week, you heard what Rayo had to say about them, both the potential advantages and disadvantages–but what about in reality? Well, Preform-Inform…
What are free isles and freeports? What did Rayo have to say about them? What are the obstacles to overcome in setting them up? Advantages? Where do they fall within mean-time to harassment? Those are all questions Shane and Kyle set out to answer in this episode of The Vonu…
With each new law and regulation passed, the opportunities to profit from black and grey market trading increase. The practice of this is more commonly known as agorism, but it didn’t originate from Samuel Edward Konkin III. Rather, it originated from Rayo with what he called ethical enclaves: “An ethical…
In this episode of The Vonu Podcast, Shane and Kyle conclude the subject of financial independence (FI), which lays a great foundation for everything else to come in season 2. Specifically, they discuss what role crypto-currencies play in FI, why security culture and keeping your own counsel is important when…
In this debut episode of season 2, Shane and Kyle discuss financial independence (FI), which is defined as making a livelihood without a steady employer. You have to have the money first, before you can invest it in your vonu ventures. FI is crucial to a vonuan, as it would…
Note: The following is an article by TVP host, Kyle Rearden, published on his blog, The Last Bastille. “I often encourage folks who are preparedness-minded to develop a second income stream with a home-based business. Once you have that business started, then start another one…[a] successfully recession-proof home-based business is…